Orogeny

Related Terms:

mountain orogen folding orocline upward process orogenous zone orogenies laramide crust earth orogenesis anorogenic building orogenic subduction

Definitions:

Noun

orogeny

Definition: the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)

Definition: The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

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